Krafton Presents Latest Advancements in Socially Intelligent Robotics
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 30, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- KRAFTON, Inc., the global gaming company behind the hit game PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, has taken a significant step in advancing the field of socially intelligent robotics. At the 2026 Bay Area Robotics Symposium (BARS) in August, the company presented Ludi 0.2, the latest version of its robotic intelligence system. This development builds on the company's extensive experience in creating interactive virtual worlds and games, where understanding and interpreting human behavior is crucial.
KRAFTON's subsidiary, Ludo Robotics, is at the forefront of developing AI for socially intelligent robots.
Ludi 0.2 represents a significant advancement in the company's research. The system combines a vision-language model for reasoning and dialogue with specialized navigation and manipulation capabilities. It is designed to interpret spoken instructions, maintain conversational context, ask clarifying questions, and adapt to changing tasks within supported environments. The latest version of the system focuses on several key areas:
- Social Intelligence: Improving how the system interprets human intent, responds to feedback, and accounts for social cues during interactions. - Memory and Reasoning: Advancing the system's ability to maintain context and reason through changing tasks and situations. - Tool Coordination: Supporting more coordinated use of capabilities involved in navigation, manipulation, and interaction. - Gesture Interpretation: Enhancing the system's ability to recognize and respond to human gestures as part of physical interaction. - Physical Movement: Advancing smoother, more adaptable movement in supported environments.
These capabilities represent continued progress toward robotic systems that can integrate communication, reasoning, and physical action, allowing them to interact more naturally with people.
KRAFTON's longer-term research roadmap includes Ludi 1.0, a next-generation foundation model currently in development. This model aims to integrate perception, dialogue, and physical action within a unified system, enabling robots to maintain a shared understanding of tasks with people while communicating and acting in real time.
The company's research is supported by a robust team of experts in AI, robotics, and human-computer interaction. Ludo Robotics is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional R&D lab in Seoul, Korea. The location places the team close to the Bay Area's deep research talent, leading academic institutions, and broader technology ecosystem.
KRAFTON, Inc., founded in 2007, is dedicated to discovering and publishing captivating games that offer fun and unique experiences. The company is built on a global network of 19 creative studios, including PUBG STUDIOS, Striking Distance Studios, Unknown Worlds, Neon Giant, KRAFTON Montréal Studio, Bluehole Studio, RisingWings, 5minlab, Dreamotion, ReLU Games, Flyway Games, Tango Gameworks, inZOI Studio, JOFSOFT, Eleventh Hour Games, OmniCraft Labs, Olivetree Games, Loonshot Games, and 9B STUDIO. Each independent studio strives to continuously take on new challenges and leverage innovative technologies to enhance the gameplay experience, including AI and other emerging technologies.